Religious Education

Pope Francis Prayer Focus For July

We pray for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of a people; may their experience and wisdom help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility. Amen

St. Anne and St. Joachim Feast day 26th July

Saints Joachim (sometimes spelled "Joaquin," pronounced "wal-keem") and Anne, are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There are no mentions of them in the Bible or Gospels, what we know comes from Catholic legend and the Gospel of James, which is an unsanctioned, apocryphal writing form the second century AD. We do know from scholarship that the Gospel of James was not written by James, the Brother of Jesus, despite its claim to be so authored.

Even the early Church fathers expressed skepticism about the Gospel of James in their writings. There are about 150 copies of the ancient manuscript which often have different titles, but tell the same story, that Mary was promised to Joachim and Anne by an angel, was consecrated to God, and she remained a virgin all her life.

Naturally, there is plenty of room for scholarly debate about these saints. We have no true primary sources that prove they even existed, but certainly we can agree that Mary had parents. Likewise, we can agree that.

Mary had good, faithful parents who raised her with a love and devotion to God like none other except Jesus Christ Himself.

Joachim and Anne serve as role models for parents and both deserve to be honored and emulated for their devotion to God and Our Lady Mary, the Mother of God.

Sacraments

Confirmation - Sunday 23 October at St Anne's Parish Church.

Enrolment Mass 1                   July 30/31 return form to the Parish

Enrolment Mass 2                   Aug 6/7     return form to the Parish

Preparation evening             Aug 10 (Wednesday) 6:30 pm at Church (compulsory to                                                               attend)

Mass attendance weeks       Aug 20/21, 27/28, Sep 3/4, 10/11, 17/18, 24/25, Oct 1/2, 8/9.

Workbook return                     Oct 11

Workbooks correcting           Oct 11- 20

Retreat day                                Oct 20 at John Paul College. Bishop will visit this day.

Celebration day                       Oct 23

STOLES FOR SACRAMENTS 

A Stole is to be worn during the Sacraments.  The Stole can be individual to the child or a family Stole.  The Stole can be hand made or purchased through our supplier. 

HOLY BEGINNINGS supplies the Stoles for the Parish. An order form will be sent home with children. 

HOLY BEGINNINGS can be contacted directly if you wish to order your stole independently. 

Anita 0450 782 558 

To order these you can contact Anita and pay for the Stoles via direct deposit. 

ANZ bank

Anita M Hughes

BSB # 013-593

Account # 322691326

Please put child’s full name in the details.

Junior Legion of Mary

Can my “Yes” make a difference? Mary’s “Yes” at the age of about 15 changed the world. Consider the changes in your life if you say yes to her by working for her. She would not be asking you to take on anything that would be too difficult for you, only something that is good for you and someone else.

How the Legion can help you.

The Apostles prayed together and went out in pairs to bring the Good News to people. In the Junior Legion, this is also our way. Each week we reserve a time to pray, to go out and do some active work. This work is a great stepping stone for adult responsibilities by giving you the necessary experience in helping others, within a caring system.

What work can be done by juniors?

● Serve at Holy Mass

● Give out Miraculous Medals

● Help at home

● Visit the elderly at a nursing home.

● Correspond with other Junior Legion Groups

● Encourage family members to pray the Rosary

● Help out at Parish functions.

● Hand out bulletins before Mass.

● Plus many more activities as requested by the Parish Priest.

We have fun raising money for different missions and charities. In May, we raised $805 by having a car wash which was great fun. Each school holidays we have a fun day and the past holidays we went to see “Minions: the Rise of Gru” then lunch followed by a fun play at Ballam Park.

If your child shows interest in joining the Legion we pray you will encourage that interest. We meet at St Anne’s Catholic Church Meeting Room each Saturday of the School Term at 4pm to 5pm and once a month stay on for the 6pm Mass. In-between we have pizzas. We encourage all families to be with us at mass on that particular Saturday. All families are welcome to stay the hour with the children if they so choose.

Meeting Day : Saturdays during school term

Time : 4pm to 5pm

Place : St Anne’s Catholic Church Meeting Room

Leader of the Junior Legion at St Anne’s, 

Maureen Lim 

Ph: 0404 682 271